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Labor's five step plan for biodiversity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
Federal environment minister Tanya Plibersek and NSW environment minister Penny Sharpe spoke for the first time together on stage at the Nature Conservation Council of NSW's Business Breakfast on Monday, ahead of the 2023 Budget announcement this ...

ESG salaries revealed, talent shortage predicted as demand surges

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
There is no sign that demand for ESG professionals across the entire investment sector is abating, according to Kaizen Recruitment's ESG/Responsible Investment Professionals Financial Services Salary Guide 2023. Simon Gvalda, ESG recruitment specialist ...

Investors welcome New National Net Zero Authority

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... Finance said that the new authority would align Australian policy with the international context. "The US Inflation Reduction Act represents both a strategic threat and massive strategic opportunity for Australia, as does the broader context of the global ...

Government advisors call for investment in circular economy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... towards a circular economy was achieved in 2021 following the commencement of the NSW Plastic Reduction and Circular Economy Act and the Victorian Circular Economy (Waste Reduction and Recycling) Bill which establish a mechanism for phasing out the supply ...

Stewardship and greenwashing in spotlight at RI Australia 2023

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
Greenwashing, investment stewardship and the maturation of the responsible investment sector will be key themes in the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) RI Australia 2023 conference. RI Australia 2023 will be in Melbourne May 10-11. ...

Jones calls for taxonomy to clarify greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... on greenwashing-related enforcement. "Greenwashing corrodes the credibility of sustainable financial markets, so we have to act on this area," Jones said. "The government is also acutely aware of the relationship between the taxonomy and action on greenwashing. ...

NHFIC to finance Build-to-Rent-to-Buy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
The National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC) has announced it will provide funding for an ACT pilot program which will provide 22 affordable rental Build-to-Rent-to-Buy dwellings for women facing rental stress or at risk of homelessness. ...

ASIC fines Future Super over greenwashing Facebook post

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
ASIC has issued an infringement notice against Future Super for allegations of greenwashing over a 2019 Facebook post that garnered fewer than 30 views. In May 2019, Future Super put up a post that included the statement "Naysayers don't join together ...

American Century Investments on impact investing and best in progress

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... wind and utility-scale solar, mostly from wind. Texas, Bratton Hughes says, is poised to benefit from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) due to its stance on energy independence. "Texas is sick of being on an exclusion list," she said. "Decarbonisation ...

Investors welcome Commonwealth green bond program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... and apply capital responsibly, giving consideration to a range of ESG) issues. A Commonwealth Green Bond Program will also act to establish a price curve and a benchmark for performance - Altius currently the Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0+Yr Index. "It ...